Paris bans pony rides for children following animal rights campaign
Paris, France Reuters Paris will ban pony rides for children in its public parks from 2025 following a campaign by animal rights activists who argue that the ponies are not well treated. Pony rides have been a popular feature in Paris parks like Champ de Mars, Parc Monceau and Parc du Luxembourg for decades, mostly […]
Spain’s animal rights bill targets zoos and pet shops but not bullfighting
Madrid, SpainReuters Spain plans to ban the sale of pets in shops, convert zoos into wildlife recovery centres and impose prison sentences for abusers as part of its first animal-rights bill, which notably does not target bullfighting, for now. The government said on Friday the draft law, which will face a public hearing, another reading […]
South Korea to grant legal status to animals to tackle abuse, abandonment
Seoul, South KoreaReuters Jin-hui, a cream-coloured Pomeranian, was buried alive and left for dead in 2018 in the South Korean port city of Busan. No charges were filed against its owner at the time, but animal abusers and those who abandon pets will soon face harsher punishment as South Korea plans to amend its civil […]
SIGHT-SEEING: FISH, FOWL – AND FAITH
RICHARD MOUW, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on a visit to a chicken farm…